Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, near gales from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 565 | 1107 | 931 | 694 | 633 | 480 | 384 | 351 | 291 | 279 | 274 | 223 | 214 | 162 | 123 | 94 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.59m | 10:56AM1.66m | 11:17PM1.57m | 11:48AM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.42m | 5:04PM0.49m | 5:20AM0.45m | 5:54PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 565 | 1107 | 931 | 694 | 633 | 480 | 384 | 351 | 291 | 279 | 274 | 223 | 214 | 162 | 123 | 94 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 8 | E 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 326 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 16 | E 14 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | — | 5 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | W 3 | NW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 29 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 34 | 37 | 75 | 133 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 145 |
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